Must Be True Question Type Review

Must Be True questions require you to select an answer choice that is proven by
the information presented in the stimulus. The question format can be reduced
to, “What did you read in the stimulus, and what do you know on the basis of
that reading?”
You cannot bring in information from outside the stimulus to answer the
questions; all of the information necessary to answer the question resides in the
stimulus.
All Must Be True answer choices must pass the Fact TestTM:
The correct answer to a Must Be True question can always be proven
by referring to the facts stated in the stimulus.
If you find yourself having difficulty prephrasing an answer to a Must Be True
question, do not be concerned.
The scope of the stimulus—especially if that scope is broad—often helps
eliminate one or more of the answer choices.
You can often predict the occurrence of Must Be True questions because the
stimulus of most Must Be True questions does not contain a conclusion.
Correct Answer Types:
Paraphrased answers are answers that restate a portion of the stimulus in
different terms. When these answers mirror the stimulus, they are
correct.
Combination answers result from combining two or more statements in the
stimulus.
Incorrect Answer Types:
Could Be True answers are attractive because they can possibly occur, but
they are incorrect because they do not have to be true.
Exaggerated answers take information from the stimulus and then stretch
that information to make a broader statement that is not supported by the
stimulus.
New Information answers include information not explicitly mentioned in
the stimulus. Be careful with these answers: first examine the scope of
the stimulus to make sure the “new” information does not fall under the
umbrella of a term or concept in the stimulus. Second, examine the
answer to make sure it is not the consequence of combining stimulus elements.
The Shell Game occurs when an idea or concept is raised in the stimulus, and then a very similar idea
appears in the answer choice, but the idea is changed just enough to be incorrect but still attractive.
The Opposite answer is completely opposite of the facts of the stimulus.
The Reverse answer is attractive because it contains familiar elements from the stimulus, but the
reversed statement is incorrect because it rearranges those elements to create a new, unsupported
statement.